Tire tool



Jan. 23, 1940.

J. J. TILSON TIRE TOOL Filed Aug. 30, 1957,

'IIII'II Patented .;lan.23, Q t I I I t UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ApnfieahZfilflfifiEliThTl 139,001 1 P0181111,- (Cl- 157-4) This invention relates to tire tools. with the lip I! up and saddle l2, down. The lip The general purpose of the inventionis to pro- I; is engage d under the edge of bead M. The vide an improved tire tool capable of effective use tool is then sw inwardly toward the rim cenboth in removing and replacing automobile tires ter and may be orked further inwardly under 5 upon wheel rims. the bead as the tool is being swung until the tool 5 Heretofore, such tools have comprised wide flat assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Figbars, two of which are ordinarily used at spaced ure 3 whereby the tire bead H is worked over I points about the periphery of the tire. These theedge of flange It, the tool riding on its saddle are not entirely satisfactory in that frequently I! on the edge of the rim flange ii on which it an inner tube is pinched by the tool, and the tool fulcrums, the saddle i2 tending to prevent slip- 10 has a tendency to slip or kick-out" from under page of the tool of! the rim flange and lip IS, the tire head or of! the tire rim during the tireas stated, preventing slippage of the tire bead off removing and tire-replacing operations. the tool. Thus the tendency of the tool to "kick- One object of the present invention is to proou during tire removing operations is resisted vide a tool so designed asnot. to tend to pinch an or prevented. g 15 inner tube during the tire-removing or tire-res To use the tool fortire-replacing operations, placing operations. the tool is reversed and engaged under the bead Another object of the invention is to provide a H with lip l3 fulcrumed on the flange l5 and the tool which so cooperates with the tire and rim head on saddle II, as shown in full lines in Figduring tire-removing and tire-replacing operaure 4. The head is then pried-over the rim tions that kicking-on of the tool is effectively flange I! by upward swinging of the tool to the resisted to off-set the tendency of such tools to dotted line position shown, the lip ll sliding slip. downwardly on the inside of flange I5 and the Another object of the invention is to provide beadll sliding out of saddle l2 onto the rim. a tire toolv of such formation that in one position It will be understood that one or more of these 25 it is adapted for effective use for tire-removing $0015 re used progressively to remove or apply operations and in a reversed position is adapted t m b t th ir mf r c of th rim.

t eflecttve use tirefreplacmg Modifications of the invention may be resorted The mtegomg and other objects 0f the to without departing from the spirit thereof or tion are attained in the tool shown in the accomthe scope of the appended claim 30 panying drawing and described below. It is to. H be understood that the invention is not limited 2? f ififgif a handle and toobend.

to the specific form thereof shown and described. taperetherefim to the up of the too], said boob of the acwmpanymg end having a curved lip of comparatively short Figure 1 is a plan 01 the tool, embodying the radius thereon at the extreme end of the tool on 35 Invention one face thereof, the curvature of said lip sub- Flgure 2 an elevatmn thereofstantially equalling the curvature of the outer Figure 3 is a part radial section through a rim periphery of a me rim flange, said when! ha and tire showing the manner of using the tool m a saddle of comparatively 1on8 radius for tire'remm'mg operatmns' cent said end of the tool on the other face there- 49 Figure 4 is similar View showing the manner of said lip being formed as a reversely bent exsing the tool tire'replacing Operationstension from said saddle so as to be offset below Referring to the drawing the numeral the axis of the tool in tire-removing operations 1 ignates suitable haniile and mmumivel! and above the axis of the tool in tire replacing fiat which. is tapered tmmthe handle operations, and said saddle being adapted to fu1-. 45

' Portion t0 the tip them and 10mm! with a crum ona rim flange during a tire-removing opsaddle at I! on one face of the tool adjacent the tEl-anon and to seat a bead therein during w end of th 1 and n opp curved D replacing operation, said lip being so short as to On the other face of the tool at the end thereof. engage just under the outer side edge only 01a The p v r y n out f an extension tire bead and out of tube-pinching relation with 50 for the saddle soas to offset the lip as shown. the inner side edge thereof during a tire-removv The tool shown is adapted for use in tire-re- I ing operation and to fulcrum on said rim flange moving as shown in Figure 3. The-tool is induring a tire-replacing operation. serted as shown in full lines in Figure 3 befltweenthetirebeadllandtherimflangeli JOBNJJI'ILSON-Jd 

